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Sunday, June 8
From the editors
The serviceberries opened this week. If you have one within walking distance of where you live, this is the time to go look at it — both for the bloom, which is brief, and for the pollinators that show up while it's open.
From the Field Guide · The Oak Question
A 477-species tree explained, plain. Why the math is so good it almost feels like a trick.
Note · Saw
Smaller than a honeybee. Came out of a hole in the ground in the gravel by the driveway.
Note · Practice
The single highest-leverage thing you can do for your patch costs nothing. You stop doing something.
Try this week
Pick one thing growing in your patch. Sit beside it. Don't do anything. See what shows up.
— The editors
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